Barack Obama: “Don will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012

Don will be missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Death of Representative Donald M. Payne

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